Lot 2
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Aristide Maillol

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description

  • Aristide Maillol
  • Nu féminin se tenant un pied à l'épine
  • inscrit du monogramme, numéroté 2/4 et porte la marque du fondeur Alexis Rudier. Fondeur Paris
  • bronze
  • hauteur : 17 cm ; 6 5/8 in.

Provenance

Collection particulière, Paris

Literature

George Waldemar, Maillol, Paris, 1971, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 76

Aristide Maillol: 1861-1944, New York, 1975, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 78

George Waldemar, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, un autre exemplaire reproduit p. 180-181

Condition

The bronze is sound with an attractive green/brown patina. There is a light build-up of dust in the recesses. The surface is scattered with minor surface scratches notably in the feet and hands of the model. This work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

inscribed with the artist's monogram, numbered '2/4' and bears the foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier. Fondeur Paris'; bronze. Cast during the artist's lifetime between the two Wolrd Wars.

"Ce que je fais ce ne sont pas des femmes, mais des volumes et des surfaces." Aristide Maillol


Un vanity dédié à la collection est disponible sur demande.
A catalogue dedicated to this collection is available upon request.